Premium Car Trend Setter

Premium Car Trend Setter

BMW Indonesia has just recently introduced their new 5 series, the 530i M-Sport Business Athlete that produces 252 hp with most torque available from 1,500 rpm propelling nought to sixty in 6.2 seconds enough to satisfy their highly acclaimed M series..fans.

Though not as famous as its M3 brother the M5 at its 1st launch in 1984 was promoted as the 4 door saloon segmented at Trendy Porsche Driving LifeStyle beater. When you want to drive as fast if not faster then most Porsche of the period, but need to bring one or two golf clubs and three other mates the M5 is the way to go in style.

Nevertheless not as powerful borrowing M Division stigma this M-Sport version is dully equipped with twinScroll turbo 2,000 cc to alleviate humongous tax punishment whilst provide better fuel economy, bear in mind 252hp is not timid either. Priced at merely 1.38 B rupiahs or equivalent to 105 grand strangely enough in US it is 800 mio elsewhere in M'sia around 400 mio rupiahs, is a truly worthed Premium Car Trend Setter.

At the launch which is a month earlier than its official sales agenda, Forbes in-conjunction with BMW Indonesia invites the high profile socialites in a sort of casual nuance manner with local styled buffet dinner and abountyless champagne being served. Blinding spotlights with equally noticeable blaring Music played by local DJ were also enhancing the dancing mood on the very same stage.

Behind the stage, BMWCCI has joined the forces by showing off their member's highly sought after classic collection cars. A list of previous 5 series generations coded ; from 1972 e12, e28, e34, e39, e60, f10 along with the new 7th generation g30 launching.

The official gentleman from BMWCCI has briefed us many attractive features which BMW advanced technology allows the privilege to enjoy. Amongst others combination of touch and hand gesture to operate its iDrive, option to choose unique driving mode whether in economy or sports mode, interior ambient lighting and just about anything else. The M-Sport Business Athlete version offers magnetically dampening controlled system, what it does the driver is just leave the dampening set up to suit driving style as well as road condition accordingly. At slow traffic it automatically soften for comfort and hardened it up as speed picked up to gain handling composure which is the trait of BMW characteristic.

Opting for certain Aluminium body panels application the new sedan is said to be 100 kg lighter than its previous model which could be thought of as traditional upgrade path considering that its predecessor the e34 model was also exactly 100 kg lighter than its previous e28 it replaced, despite of stronger chassis rigidity. Both models also being present next to the main stage, the former in attractive blue color whilst the latter one in red bright Spies-Hecker paint mimicking M5 appearance of its era.

Brief comparison between 2nd and 7th generation, interior wise the older seems too rudimentary spartan but ergonomically above their standard peers with all instrumentation and control facing toward the driver. New upholstery certainly helps the look inside. Outside solid lines marks the style of its day whilst the newer is expected to be curvey all around. And gone is the famous shark nose a feature which many classic enthusiasts loving it dearly as a decent photogenic angle. Certainly the kidney grille has widened and flattened to suit the style as well. Electro mechanical and computer controlled system has also dominated the latest 530i, enhancing comfort, safety and fuel economy beyond not to mention the significant improvement in the area of NVH.

Which is which? Ideally leave the classic at home for special week end meet ups and the new 530i for daily abusive drive. Obviously follow your heart for the ultimate sheer driving style!

Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

It has been yet another wet overnight, whereas during the last few days’ heavy torrential rains accompanied by strong gusty winds hampered our city and run it to the ground with almost 100 counts of street blockages due to fallen trees or stumbled large billboard or else simply flooded road section. Surely enough it is quite a chilly morning when we both get awaken in one of the wards belonging to the oldest Hospital establishment in Central Jakarta. 

It is exactly a week that my Dad has been treated for his Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and it is quite a roller coaster time period that the family has faced with amongst other such as his sudden high fever. Extremely high fever occurrences accompanied by uncontrollable shivering, a situation which any one hates to see, much less to one of our dearest family member. 

Early last October our family doctor had been able to make startling diagnosis upon our Dad’s Bone Marrow Biopsy result, yet despite of its wonderfully sounding name the Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is indeed quite a scary ailment diagnose. It has recently gained more and more attentions as MDS affecting a rising number of patients particularly to those older generations. 

The generations of which are highly vulnerable to many free radical induced disorders or believed to be strongly linked to, this free radical has unfortunately played an important role in our technology. It is not however a simple choice to our modern Life Style; you have to completely give up all of the latest gizmos and gadgets as well as living in a complete seclusion to avoid free radical all together. 

A choice of which opting for a Trendy Porsche Driving is simply not as dangerous to the life threatening MDS, which subsequently makes most of us or very few of us then is a blessing creature rather. Shall we giving up our iPod, i-Phone and iPad altogether?

Celebrity Resorts Indonesian Shores

Few nights at the famous Celebrity Resorts Indonesian Shores would indulge a memorable tropical heaven. The archipelago spanning across its shore line offers huge opportunity to fulfill the most enchanting travel experiences. Bali for example is known as the best destination for the honeymooners, while typically it is now being regarded by many as too crowded tourist flocking place, there are many other alternative areas able to serve any tourist alike as a Celebrity. 

The only drawback to reach such Celebrity Resorts facility is it is located amongst the remote places along the pristine Indonesian Shores. A whole one or even two days journey is a common prerequisite often with not so decent and punishing transportation means; though once we arrive there the pampering Resort would treat us an immense Eden quality time unparallel anywhere else.

One of the greatest heavy metal singer Mick jagger was once known to own a private resort villa in Bali during his one of many affairs period with Jerry Hall. Bali may seem not as attractive as in the past judging by the rising popularity of Lombok Island located just a few hours boat next to it. 

As well as another two great Resort attracting places within the Eastern part of Indonesian Shores, the Wakaitobi and Raja Ampat. We do not need to be a Celebrity either to be pampered as one at these tourist attraction heavenly spots. 

Though we simply could not emulate the way a Celebrity arrive in style, particularly such as the Trendy Porsche Driving of Kim Basinger in her 2004 debut on the “Cellular” movie, where she crashes a brand new Midnight Black Porsche Cayenne Turbo. But any available means of transportation would do, as long as we could reach there in one piece.

The government in general has largely neglected infrastructure due to massive funding requirements, yet a few manage to resolve, hence it is obviously up to the cunning entrepreneurship innovations to make it up. The Wakaitobi for example being a secluded island has managed its own self sufficiency, from energy need up to the desalination plant, it even has its own small aircraft strip.

Emergency Lights

Our kids today have grown to and hence accustomed to the pampering advanced technology that the ideas of taking wilderness survival course seems absurd. What happen when a mere power outage occurs suddenly the moment they are having a ball at their video game during the night?

The thing that they are mostly afraid of is the complete darkness momentarily. Though after a while and once they are getting used to the darkness of power outage, they would somehow rather calm down.

In fact on our recent Bandung Travel this is exactly what happened; we are staying at a small but cozy Guest House. It is one of many newly sprung up Bandung Guest Houses. Apparently the Saskava Guest House has been equipped with Emergency Lights, this marvelous gadget is simply turned on as it detects an outage automatically.

As soon as we get back home we are in a hunt of such small 16 LED lights with dimension that fits right into our palm size. The first place to search is obviously those large stores such as the huge Hyper mart, the Carrefour the largest European conglomerate store; then, the house appliances specialist Ace Hardware.

Surely they must have this simple looking gadget, but alas they only offer much bigger products that is a bit cumbersome to carry around. Furthermore the built materials are also fragile looking with mostly clumsy switches, and worst if we have to equip every room in the house the cost is reaching beyond our budget.

Finally after a week of frantic search we find what we are looking for, the 16 LED Emergency Lights gadget at an affordable price too. At a quarter of what they cost at those convenient large stores, it features an 8 operating hours as the light source; plenty of time to most 2 hours period of the typical outage occurrences.

It now provides adequate lighting for those emergency moments, and the beauty is the gadget has a direct ac plug at its back. It recharges by simply plugging in, no hassle with ac cords, once in recharging mode a small red indicator lights on. It is ready, no more panicking kids!

You too could certainly help your own kids by visiting a reputable on-line store for such handy Powerfailure Emergency Back-Up Light.

Domestic Flights Indonesia

Domestic Flights Indonesia

There are only four carriers catering for Domestic Flights Indonesia to Bandung destination from a number of our big main cities with even fewer airways providing services from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Apparently Bandung Travel has caught the interest not only local tourists but foreigners as well in quite significant figures.

There are daily international flights to Bandung by Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur as well as Singapore and by Merpati Nusantara Airlines from Singapore to Bandung. Air Asia serves such International Flights twice daily from Malaysia and 4 flights weekly from Singapore.

However Air Asia has recently unveiled their plan to upgrade the existing aircrafts with the 64.5-tonne Airbus 320 new fleet, but need to be postponed as Husein Sastranegara as Bandung’s own International Airport has less runway capacity for the Airbus. The upgrade is important for the carrier to keep its presence with larger passengers carrying fleet. Hence it would not be a surprise for Air Asia considering pulling out from Bandung had it not upgrade its runway by this end of the year.

Apart of its Gedung Sate landmark Bandung posses a unique attractive charm, the cool breeze air and shopping activities are amongst other its valuable assets. Despite of its persistent long traffic jam within the city as well as the main road that goes to Bandung from Jakarta, people are kept flocking in regardless.

It is fortunate indeed to have Domestic Flights Indonesia to Bandung for those who like to avoid the headache of busy and punishing Cipularang Toll road. Though the city is such a magnet to tourists it is imperative for the appropriate authorities making an extra effort for better and sustaining improvement in order to reap the benefit of those potential revenues.

The existing Bandung Trendy Lifestyle environment needs to be persistently maintained for the future attractions, if not for those necessary home work which is needed for actual improvements today.

Batik Lifestyle

Recently Batik Lifestyle has swarmed the fashion industry, not only it is the prominent dress code locally but extending to the worldwide stages as well. A formal ceremony would not be as elegant if any participants not wearing Batik, on the contrary more and more people today are willing to dress Batik clothing to appreciate the matching formal nuances. Batik is a cloth which traditionally has been produced through a manual wax-resist dyeing technique process for generations.

Batik Lifestyle is also gaining more appreciation amongst the young hip generation which undoubtedly triggered by local prominent fashion designers. It is a tribute to the persistence of these designers striving hard to make refreshing yet attractive stylistic innovations. Partly due to the growing people abroad recognize Batik as our own unique heritage and quite a significant numbers copying even claiming Batik Lifestyle as theirs.

It is not until the turn of the last century that Batik is shown at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, following a mere piece of Batik cloth being exhibited by a Dutch merchant named Van Rijekevorsel at an ethnic museum in Rotterdam on the year of 1873. Coincidentally to mark its centennial introduction a local designer has recently published a book by the title of The 20^th Century Batik Masterpieces.

Though this article will not dwell further on its content but rather merely pointing out that the book writer is a relatively new player in the Batik clothing design. Instead of the popular Javanese mainstream, Komar Batik designer is typically adopted Cirebon style Batik. It is also quite a coincident that we stumbled upon this kind of Batik story during the recent trip to Bandung.

Hence our Bandung Travel has revealed a sort of enlightenment on our own Batik awareness. As one of our own heritage, batik is referred to and hence being introduced world widely on the History of Java book published in London on 1817 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. The designer is also offering his facility for those who have the interest to learn by doing Batik making process.

Blossoming Orchid

Mind Body Soul may be utterly important at the end of a hectic day, peace of mind, soul and body togetherness, yet the effort upon practicing as well as attaining such state is quite a hassle to some. Going to the park and finding a perfect spot is generally a good start, especially if the park is just around the corner.

A quiet environment is definitely mandatory in addition to feeding all of our senses the nature at its best. Perhaps the sound of falling water during the rain, the crisp air created during such raining moment, or if we are close to the beach the constant wave comes and goes. There is plenty more example to get the inviting natural environments.

And this includes watching our flower grows. The moment arrives when we get to see the Blossoming Orchid, the orchid which has been there in our garden for quite some time without blossoming due to our own neglect. It has been exactly a fortnight after a professional gardener take care the neglected Saskava Guest House backyard.

The Blossoming Orchid is indeed a rare sight since in order to see this backyard we need to travel at least two hours from where we are currently living and it is often we only have such travel in monthly basis. The unusual heavy rainy season adds the perfect ingredients to our senses. Upon our three days staying it continuously rains every day. Just marvelous!

Good sleeps, cool weather and Orchid flower are really helping us to face another busy hectic week ahead in Jakarta. It seems our peace of mind needs to be refreshed as often.

Rugged B2100 Samsung Cellphones

Do you bring your own Cell phones to the bathroom? There is an important call that you expect, the toilet is the last place to receive. Yet our biological nature call is in the way, and the wet environment strictly prohibit! Waterproof Cell phone is the only way to go. It solves the nature urges whilst enable to receive call anywhere.

Samsung B2100 is an absolute gadget for rugged outdoor activities and offering Peace of Mind even when you have to make a call during a relaxing dip in the bathroom. The Samsung Cellphones B2100 Xplorer is resistant to slat, shock, dust, water and even one storey height drop. It successfully adheres to the US military standard 810F and European IP57 compliances. The mobile phone is constructed of urethane, a typical material that’s mostly utilized to construct roller blades.

The design and ability of the case means the phone can be immersed in up to 1 meter of water and has a high degree of dust protection. A perfect gadget for anyone who has dropped their phone in a puddle, down the toilet, in their drink etc! (Its easily done!)

Samsung also believe that this phone can handle temperatures from as low as -20 and as high as +60 degrees C. The phone does not scratch easily with its rubber coating protecting it from harsh falls. The rubber gives the phone a good grip. So it looks good and is a pretty tough cookie but how well does it perform?!

The phone itself is 113x49x17mm, weighing 103 grams.

B2100 Sepcifications:

1.8" 128x160 pixel display

1.3 megapixel camera

MP3 + FM Radio player

Bluetooth

USB Connectivity

Space for Micro SD card

9 hours talk time

25 days max Standby time

GPRS & EDGE data

This phone does NOT support 3G.

My B2100 Samsung Cellphones has been subjected to swimming pool submersion for several minutes up to 1.5 meter depth. Though it is as tough yet its Bluetooth has problem to communicate with other Cellphones, however when music transfer is conducted to our Lenovo laptop the connection seems working but not as fast as others. It is a no thrill gadget as it has limited capability as compare to other phones.

It comes to its own element when playing MP3 with its brilliant and outstanding sound. I have inserted 1 Gb memory card and it sufficiently swallows plenty of my favourite MP3 songs. Unlike similar featuring model of Nokia with slightly dearer price; text messaging on Samsung takes time to get used to, especially inserting symbol that requires many more steps.

Samsung Cellphones like any other Cell phones today offers excellent alternative as an affordable yet good quality Mp3player apart of being reliable mobile communication device.

B2100 feels solid as the evidence of strong encasing that is also fully encapsulated by rubbery material to ensure it is watertight main feature. At the back, the battery compartment has a special tightening screw; it is so tight that prying open the lid requires extra attention. There is a great engineering detail covering any possible openings such as microphone, speaker and charging port which also serves as earphone port.

Both microphone and speakers are completely sealed off by a thin layer of membrane, interestingly as the phone is fully submerged, only the rear speaker functions. Apart of its well known Samsung traits of brilliant color screen, the urethane pad has very nice touch feeling.

Punching a series of phone numbers manually gives a sort of addiction solid touch feeling, rendering the automatic dialing or invoking memorized contact numbers, not as entertaining. Furthermore large displayed numbers are shown in large, crisp and clear fashion on the screen if the setting is switched to its largest font available.

Other Features

Although not supported abundant features, but there are enough additional benefit of this mobile phone users. Among other things, noise cancellation, a flashlight, mobile tracker, Java language features and image editors.

One annoying characteristic is that I haven’t figured out why it gets hang and error when the sent message reaches its max limit at merely 40 text messages. I am certain it is just a matter of proper setting.

At less than US$ 140 at this equatorial belt of hemisphere, this gadget is completely sold out.

Trains H0

Mind Body Soul is generally accepted as when our Body, Mind and spirit at its balanced harmony points. In the past the only access to our peace of spiritual-thought relies heavily on Meditation Guidance. But, thanks to the advanced technology we have additional “star-gate” as in amongst others the Adult Toy of Trains H0.

There are many affordable books as well as e-book Guidance on Meditation self training, likewise there should be as many tutored training at main large city facilities, but Model Toys requires a great deal of patience and most importantly a sizeable of investment amount. Two of my old acquaintances have been known to invest thousand of US Dollars on their RC Model Cars, and once a while they sort of tune in their Mind Body Soul to relieve the heavy work stress by playing these toys.

As I often accompany them on RC Model tinkering, I suddenly realize that I too have a dozens of Model Toys on my own, thanks to the inheritances from my late uncle, Rest in Peace dear uncle, it is the old version of Trains H0 sets. It consists of a simple oval track Model Train Lay out, no fancy miniature train station or the likes, but working steam Locomotive to the modern one depicting 1970s period Loco, not like today’s modern computer controlled tracking mechanism, such as Dcc (Digital Command Control), nor do they have digital train sound like ability.

This particular Trains H0 model represents 1901 AT&SF Mallet 2-8-0's series Steam Locomotive; to be exact it’s Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2-8-8-2 with approximately 5,600hp@25MPH (simple expansion mode, with booster producing 108,100 lbs. of tractive effort), specifically designed for steep ascending track in the mid-part of US.

The Italian built Rivorossi numbered 1238, coded cl97 and stamped model as mallet y 6b shows meticulous detailed body as well as working wheels mechanism, completed with AT & ST decal on its sides.

Though it has been almost two decades ago since this Trains H0 was last being played, it is still in remarkable condition, yet some rust has appeared in some parts despite of careful storage.

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Turtle Sanctuary

Turtle Sanctuary at Serangan Island is a popular tourist attracting island located just 250 metres off the South East coast of Bali, in fact it is conveniently very close to the famous Sanur beachfront.  It is evidently also a home to Sea Temple or locally known Balinese as Pura Sakenan, a highly visited temple for the local religious people.

The 'Turtle Island as it is to many has been referring to, has various sizes of turtle which are kept in special pens, it is where the used to be endangered species is being protected. 

Kurma Asih, the 'turtle lovers' group has been conducting such noble conservation program, which supposedly aim to saving new turtle nests from predators including poachers. The group has successfully achieved progress that during the 2008 nesting season brought a record of one hundred turtle nests - containing nearly 10,000 eggs - to safety in the Turtle Sanctuary’s hatchery.

Today especially during the season there is an opportunity for tourist alike to release a baby turtle on the sand and watch her flapping, often with hesitate gesture and finally reach towards the sea for her maiden time. 

The conservation program was initiated by an International NGO in early 2000s, and by the time we were last visiting Bali in mid 2004, just a year after the infamous "Denpasar Tragedy Attack", there were some noticeable achievements being attained; not only dozens of turtles were saved but the Turtle Sanctuary were also able to provide some educative entertainments for our children.

We were flocking in a 52 seats Bus with not less than five todlers in a special family trip. Read our family version story on Bali Vacation at http://bandung-leisure.blogspot.com/2010/03/bali-vacation.html. It was indeed and still is the most favourite Kids Trend school holiday trip, a memorable family trip that these kids are still being talked about among themselves.

Kurma Asih has no longer received the aids, yet it has sustained the conservation program on itself up to these days! The endangered species is now up a notch as a protected species, no longer under natural threat.

Smoking is Good for Kids

Smoking is Good for Kids

Smoking is Good for Kids! What kind of parent do they have? Even a terrible heavily smoking active parent would not allow their own kids to inhale their own smoking let alone the kids smoking cigarette themselves. 

Well in some parts of corner these poor children does have a great tendency to smoke, particularly those the homeless one. Yet as recently we have learnt a one year toddler smokes at least two packs of cigarette a day! Yes, we all have heard such appalling behaviour from the news media. Fairly soon though the authority express a worrying concerns. Yet it was a NGO entity which has put its gear in action, by putting the poor toddler in a special rehabilitation “camp”. 

The kids has now under treatment to smoke less and eventually gets rid of the bad habit all together. He could not speak as yet, and whenever he craves for smoking he goes wild and cries. But the good news is this poor little toddler is recovering under the good professional medical experts.

Growing up for children in this very century is not as simple and wonderful as it used to be either. Gone is the day for kids to enjoy playing game that has high educative content, let alone the chance to play close to the nature! Thanks to most city municipals to allow developer building super structure mall instead of leaving the green lush park remains.

Also gone perhaps forever for most precious kids to play this old fashion bubble blow. It’s now the internet, facebook, online games, PS3, PSP and the list goes on and on,,,,...

Bubble Blowing is Good for Kids

  

And worst the good parents are all helpless to distract their kids from the promotion which most media broadcast endlessly, the things which strongly evoke the youngest kid’s dream of owning toys and the like! It’s today’s Kids Trend we all have to love and hate. 

Guitar Lesson

Guitar Lesson may have been epidemic to some youngsters. Apparently a growing number of teenagers are hooked on to the LifeStyle of a particular famous Rock Star Celebrity. To learn Guitar by attending a Guitar Lesson as an after school activity in order to mimics the super star's action on stage.

Take a look at our eldest son as he is focusing hard as one of the member of Avenged Sevenfold group. This as it would seem as often to happen to any teen and it is not a strange phenomena at all to our current Kids Trend. On certain occasions his study work time is filled in by a Guitar Lesson on his own instead of attempting the school home work that supposed to be done.

Most celebrity earn their stardom through lots of hardship in years, and perhaps countless blood and tears on their own account, which may involve to some degree parental's involvement as well. What's your kids behavior toward their hobby? Do you fully support any hobby interests from your Kids? It is very natural to have an opposite views, considering such turbulence and timid stages the Kids are going through nowadays.

We are honestly thinking that he is more capable in his mathematics rather than as yet emerging musical talents from him within.

Regardless, Radit as his mate call him at SMP Eleven is pressing on. Life is too short he claims!

Culture Clothing

It is no stranger to us that each provinces in Indonesia has its own distinctive Culture Clothing, some with its own unique style and fabric materials where as a few have a tad of similarity here and there. Today there are less and less indigenous people wearing their ethnic Culture Clothing customs with the exception of those during certain ceremony or even sacred performances. A wedding ceremony is an acceptable occasion for traditional appearances.

Though the younger generation in the name of practicality is slowly adopting modern Clothing for every day activities, but mostly just about everybody agree how cumbersome wearing such traditional Clothing for even a few hours on an important ceremony.  The threat of traditional erosion is somewhat balanced by the fact of growing number of such clothing rental outlets available at most large cities.

However the phenomena does not hamper as negative impact to the every day life of Balinese indigenous people. The traditional Culture Clothing in Bali is in fact tremendously being adopted as a way of life more than ever. Enforcing a local culture being intact and embracing them for tourist attraction is a good case of heritage preservation while simultaneously enhance more local income as well as abiding sacred religious value! Unlike any where else the traditional custom Clothing in Bali is more like perpetual Kids Trend for the local young generation.

Looking from humanity perspective the younger generation may perhaps still absorb a sort of moral behavior modeling, at least with greater acceptance and together with higher desire of willingness. Very few could appreciate artistic messages from any kind of Balinese performance when they have been watching at such for dozen times. This is the case as my wife never gets bored going for these performances, and for me despite of my sisters at their childhood learning Balinese dances.

Though I am certain that my wife appreciations differs to mine, and that personally watching the sacred Legong as it used to be for the high ranking kingdom's consumption only, but more values toward heritage preservation and most importantly as a virtually exporting commodity. Yet fairly often we find a unique and distinctive charm being generated at any traditional dance performance regardless. Whether it is a Balinese or Javanese performances or any 30 odd other provincial ethnicity. 

More over you require no mathematics discipline skills to appreciate as such, and most importantly there is no copyright infringement. They are ours and is here to stay! This is the earthly bound tropical paradise archipelago.

H0 Model Trains

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Rewarding your Kids a Trendy Holiday is obviously an excellent investment. One being a family quality time strengthening bond relation, two for the kid’s own incentive training ground; but spending time together on H0 Model Trains could definitely be developed into a different kind of education purposes.

In fact several major disciplines could be introduced when building a Track Layout of H0 Model Trains. For example a Track Layout depicting a bygone era of Steam Locomotive Station may represent the history of mankind inventions in the 19^th century; the invention that marks the onset of Thermodynamic Science as well as being the consequences of the first Industry Revolution which drives large Economic Boom developments.

A number of conglomerates are being established in this period as a result of embarking railroad infrastructures across the US, from East to West Coast and finally covering the whole nation. Any theme Lay Out starts off with bare H0 Model Trains Track footing on a sturdy custom made wooden table.

From then on your imagination is the limit of the whole family’s creativity flow. Indeed it also simulates the Kid’s right brain activations.

Indonesia Facts

Amidst the news of Indonesian’s own Finance Minister Resignation the high-yielding rupiah drops just over 1 percent to 9,195 per dollar. Sri Mulyani Indrawati has had played a key role in improving the country's stricken economy. It is now quite a relieve for the attainments as amongst other; Indonesia's sovereign credit rating to be one notch below investment grade in January, and in the area of investment climate whereby it now takes only 60 days to start a business in Indonesia approaching those on the East Asian’s at the average of 40 days.

Though ironic as current Indonesia Facts are implicating Indrawati on the controversial Rp 6.76 trillion (US$716 million) bailout of Bank Century and that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) still working hard to find fact findings.

It is an overwhelming Indonesia Facts this issue belong to those one of dirty political stir ups. Even playing HO Model Trains collection seems tougher for an adult hobbyist!

Fortunately Sri Mulyani Indrawati could now take her Kids on a Trendy Holiday with her World Bank Salary wherever the kids whish for. The famous lady will rake in an annual base salary of $347,050 to supervise 47 nations in three Regions: Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and East Asia and the Pacific.

World Bank Salary

While it may not be the highest paying in its industry, the World Bank Salary has quite an attractive remuneration package. Not to mention the prestigious lifestyle and better looking track record. Did Sri Mulyani give up her position as the most controversy Finance Minister ever to accept new position as Managing Director at World Bank Group?

This coming June an executive Limo not a rent limo will be ready to get her to the work. It is certainly that Sri Mulyani Indrawati could easily give her Kids a Trendy Holiday, thanks to her as Indonesia has attained foreign exchange reserves to an all-time high of $50 billion as well as skyrocketed foreign investment.

Presumably she will pass an exclusive holiday on the Orient Express Journeys of Distinction and instead give a HO Model Trains. For the reason that the Orient Express only exists in Europe or Asia but because I am thinking of what to do with our HO Model Trains collection, and imaginatively her kids would love to have one.

Trendy Celebrity Green Living

There is quite a number of Trendy Celebrity going into Green, notably by driving a green car. We have seen today the growing population of Hybrid cars with Toyota Prius as the dominant leader. This as it seems to be still rare in some area, though it is arguably that Leonardo DeCaprio has chosen Prius due to its rarity and not necessarily for its low Carbon emission.

Yet Trendy Celebrity Green Living extends to other type of power such as pure Electric Vehicle with very limited driving range as well as for example Hydrogen powered vehicle which is also limited due to its fuel station scarcity shows further that it is not yet a Life Style for every body but merely celebrity’s statement status.

Chip Foose another celebrity star on TLC’s Overhaulin' TV show who is actually more popular as a hot rod shop owner, automotive designer and fabricator, his Foose Coupe Supercar was once auctioned for $330,000. Though an avid automotive enthusiast, Foose has never designed any Classic Car based upon Green engine nor to be seen driving any Green car.

However Larry Hagman a popular TV star on Classic show such as the sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie, for NBC in 1965, and Dallas a CBS 1980’s prime-time soap opera, has been reportedly make a regular commute on a Prius as well from Los Angeles to his grand Mediterranean-style residence located atop Ojai’s picturesque Sulphur Mountain Road. But it is this house that truly shows a Green Living Life Style.

Larry and Maj have equipped the house with one of the largest residential solar power systems in the United States which could provide a huge 150 kilowatts energy per hour. A typical medium household with 4 fully air-conditioned rooms and Hot Water amenities etc. is supposedly required at max 33 kilowatts. The Hagman first installed the system in 2003 and subsequently their annual electric bill plummeted from $37,000 to a mere $13.

Abusive Power Did Corrupt ; KPK vs Police

What would you like to be when you grow up? A six year old girl replied;"corrupt official" and she added; "because corrupt officials have a lot of things." She quickly became the media darling in China. In Alaska its former governor Sarah Palin had faced power abuse allegation for firing the state’s public safety commissioner because he would not get rid of a state trooper who had gone through a bitter divorce with the governor’s sister (Judicial Watch).

In 2001 the New York Daily News ran a series on guardianship abuse, aptly entitled "Milking the Helpless," which began with this headline: "Attorneys are siphoning off millions from the elderly they have sworn to protect." May 20, 2001, pg. 1." (Victims of Guardians). There are many other allegedly cases such as corruption on New York Windmill power etc., but none could steal the attention of current hot headline on Indonesian media recently.

The highly exposed KPK’s wiretapping which subsequently form a foul perceived image that most law enforcement institutions could be managed as such to favour any third party’s interest. The case has fuelled opposition to the police as both media and public undergone escalating outrages. There are well over one million facebookers’ petition for the release and support of two prominent KPK Deputies where as the former KPK head is already implicated for first degree murder allegation.

wikipedia describes KPK as:

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (Indonesian: Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi) (abbreviated KPK) is a government agency fighting corruption.

Created by a 2002 law, the Commission has "confronted head-on the endemic corruption that remains as a legacy of President Suharto’s 32-year-long kleptocracy. Since it started operating in late 2003, the commission has investigated, prosecuted and achieved a 100-percent conviction rate in 86 cases of bribery and graft related to government procurements and budgets."

Yudhoyono, a 60-year-old former general who was re-elected as his second terms of Indonesian Presidency in July, had been widely credited for the success of the anti-corruption campaign during his first term in office. Scores of corrupt politicians, entrepreneurs and law enforcement officials were tried and convicted, including the father-in-law of one of the president’s sons.

The latest crisis poses a threat to his counter-corruption credentials and the reputation of Indonesia’s already poorly regarded judiciary. Already in September 2009, Indonesia's Parliament passed a law to weaken Indonesia's Corruption Eradication commission (KPK). Then Deputy Attorney-General Abdul Hakim Ritonga and Gen. Susno Duadji, the head of national police investigations stepped down last week; a very rare and typically unheard of resignation gestures in Indonesian culture.

The recent economic recession is also believed due to Capitalism Power abuses; is there any country, professionalism or industry that is foolproof to this human nature? The least corrupt and most transparent countries went to Denmark, New Zealand and Sweden. As for the least corrupt and most transparent industries or professionalism…well..it is hard to tell, but perhaps Chip Foose as his talents indicate as the legendary custom car designer might be a pretty close bet!

Power Tends to Corrupt

Obama once diverted the issue of escalating cost maintaining his “Package” in particular pertaining his new British built chopper, it was Senator Mc Cain who lambasting the queries. Who wouldn’t mind a grand and advanced transportation means?

Obama jokingly quoted that he loved to have the new helicopter since he never had one before. It was general knowledge that his fleet was due for replacement where such decision was already in process five years ago which subsequently went into intensive researches and the US supplier lost the procurement tender to the Britton. And now it seems its maintenance cost has appeared to be ballooning.

Maintenance requirements for a state-man Helicopter is certainly different ball game to that of sight seeing purpose built copter. A London Helicopter Sightseeing Tours is deliberately designed for low operational cost contrary to those built for executive charter. Certainly the Chopper One being capable for a getaway scenario requires high speed and agile as well as being capable also to make self defensive under the worst possible scenario. It is imperative that such aircraft affords Stately Perfect Life Style for any President let alone one Obama, his safety is the paramount priority.

A typical executive shuttle on Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter is now available from the base rate of £610 per hour inclusive of VAT, pilot and fuel. Though the Chopper One has close to 200mph due to its specially designed rotor blade the Bell 206 has an average speed of 140mph, with range of up to 400 miles, smart and refurbished leather interior, up to 3 passengers can be entertained or transported to any destination quickly in style and comfort.

Does all this exquisite facilities encourage people and thus drive further such that Power Tends to Corrupt?

Gosselin Classy Status Symbol

At what price do you have to keep your Classy Status Symbol abreast? Rumours abound have been circulating about Jon Gosselin's increasingly wild hot lifestyle lately ever since the Gosselin filed for divorce; late nights partying, hot hook-ups and showering his new girl friend with luxury sports car. And somewhere in between the come and go of passionate affairs which end up with explosive new allegation sagas such as the affair with his former nanny Stephanie Santoro, a 23 years old former waitress and single mom.

Jon and Kate Gosselin has continued to be in the spotlight of public’s interests for their “perfect life style” as celebrity whereas Jon on the contrary is quickly becoming the douche bag we all love to hate. While the rational as well as mature side of us brings more sympathy for Kate but alas, whether we like it or not, Jon persistently still attracts a lot of attention.

The fact that the media covered his appearance with Hailey Glassman, the daughter of the plastic surgeon who performed Kate’s tummy tuck enhanced surgery back in 2006. The hot couple was spotted along the French Riviera, St. Tropez where Gosselin was supposedly finalize a business deal to develop his kid’s own line, the famous Twins and Sextuplet’s clothing brand with Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier.

Furthermore there is also a succession of his rides changes within months from switching into 2007 Nissan Nismo 350Z, 2005 BMW E46 M3, buying his pseudo-girlfriend Hailey Glassman a "$70,000 Porsche SUV", Kate's new Toyota Land Cruiser and recently a Mercedes-Benz ML350 SUV that seats five..

Admittedly putting all their Twins and Sextuplets in a Toyota Land Cruiser is sensible approach; but a spots car?

Gosselin has co-authored the book Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets, with his ex. former divorcing wife and Beth Carson. The book went into the New York Times Best Seller list.

Gosselin and his family were first featured in a special on Discovery Health in September 2005 entitled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. One year later they were featured in another special entitled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. Both specials received high ratings, and Discovery Health signed the couple to a series that aired beginning in April 2007. The family is filmed for three or four days per week, and receives payment for appearing on the show.

On September 29, 2009 TLC announced that, as of November 2, 2009, Jon & Kate Plus 8 would undergo a name change, to simply Kate Plus 8 where as Jon Gosselin will continue to appear on the show, just less frequently; Does he merely follow the latest hot lifestyle trends or is it just a relieve safety valve to his mid life crisis?

Soon to be released 370Z

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